Padma Purana — Bhumi Khanda, Shloka 19
The Narrative of Śivaśarman: Indra’s Obstacles, Menakā’s Mission, and the Triumph of Pitṛ-Devotion
विप्रस्य तेजसा तस्य पितृभक्तस्य सत्तमाः । प्रलयं गतास्तु घोरास्ता दारुणा भीषिका द्विजाः
viprasya tejasā tasya pitṛbhaktasya sattamāḥ | pralayaṃ gatāstu ghorāstā dāruṇā bhīṣikā dvijāḥ
ໂອ ຜູ້ດີຜູ້ປະເສີດ, ໂດຍເຕຊະອັນສະຫວ່າງໄສຂອງພຣາຫມັນຜູ້ນັ້ນ ຜູ້ມີພັກດີຕໍ່ປິຕຣະ, ໂອ ດວິຊະທັງຫຼາຍ, ຄວາມຫວາດຫວັນອັນດຸຮ້າຍແລະໂຫດຮ້າຍເຫຼົ່ານັ້ນ ຖືກຂັບໃຫ້ເຂົ້າສູ່ປຣະລະຍະ ແລະລະລາຍສິ້ນໄປ.
Unspecified (narrative voice within Bhūmi-khaṇḍa context)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Sandhi Resolution Notes: गतास्तु = गताः + तु (ः + त → स् + त); घोरास्ता = घोराः + ताः (ः + त → स् + त).
FAQs
It teaches that a brahmin’s spiritual radiance (tejas), strengthened by devotion to the pitṛs (ancestors), can dispel dreadful fears and hostile forces.
Pitṛs are ancestral beings connected with lineage and posthumous rites; honoring them is presented as a dharmic duty that generates protective spiritual merit.
Sincere ancestral reverence, disciplined conduct, and inner purity create a moral-spiritual strength that overcomes fear and destructive influences.